7 months!

Today is Jillian's 7 month birthday!!

We had a really fun day - we went shopping with Bama! Jillian was a champ: 3 hours of shopping and meeting up with Jeff for lunch. She was happy, smiling and content the entire time. Lovely!

Jillian is at such a fun age (I know I say that every single month!). She's gettting more and more mobile - but no crawling! When we lay her on her tummy she's scooting, turning herself all the way around by moving on her elbows, and just starting to get her hiny in the air. I know she'll be on the move soon so I'm enjoying every minute of her pretty much staying in one area.

Here's Jillian at 7 months (pictures below this):

~Starting to get stranger anxiety (or I call it stranger danger. I like to rhyme :) ). When someone other than myself, Jeff or Bama takes her - she instantly sticks the lower lip out and either looks around for me or starts to cry. This makes dropping her off at the church nursery really hard these days.

~ Wears size 3 diapers

~ Eats 4 times a day, close to every 4 hours.

~ LOVES solids. And I do mean loves them - opening her mouth, leaning forward, banging her hands on the high chair and 'cooing' for more. My hands dont move fast enough. So much for 'airplane going into the hanger' Jillian doesnt have the patience for games :)

~ Today was the first time Jillian raised her arms and leaned toward me to get picked up. Bama was holding her, and she did that so I'd hold her.... melt my heart!!

~ She loves grabbing faces. Anyone's face is fair game if you're holding her. She also loves to try and put her hands in my mouth.

~ I think she's starting to learn her name. Unless she's really watching something or playing, she usually looks up at me when I call her name.

We had a quick little photo shoot this afternoon; I had a lot of fun playing with my new camera... so there are quite a few!

We love you SO MUCH Jillian. You're entire family does! Can't wait to see what month 7 brings our way!